Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico

Adalberto Campo-Arias; Andrés Felipe Tirado-Otálvaro; Isabel Álvarez-Solorza; Carlos Arturo Cassiani-Miranda

doi:10.1177/00302228211016216

Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico

Adalberto Campo-Arias
, Andrés Felipe Tirado-Otálvaro
, Isabel Álvarez-Solorza
, Carlos Arturo Cassiani-Miranda

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Abstract

The study aimed to perform confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, gender differential item functioning, and discriminant validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale in emerging adult students of a university in Mexico. Confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega), and gender differential item functioning were estimated (Kendall tau b correlation). The Fear of COVID-5 Scale showed a one-dimension structure (RMSEA = 0.07, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.96, and SRMR = 0.02), with high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of 0.78 and McDonald's omega of 0.81), non-gender differential item functioning (Kendall tau b between 0.07 and 0.10), and significant discriminant validity (Higher scores for fear of COVID-19 were observed in high clinical anxiety levels). In conclusion, the Fear of COVID-5 Scale presents a clear one-dimension structure similar to a previous study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4-19
Number of pages	16
Journal	Omega (United States)
Volume	87
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211016216
State	Published - May 2023

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confirmatory factor analysis
emerging adults
fear of COVID-19
students
universities
validation studies

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Campo-Arias, A., Tirado-Otálvaro, A. F., Álvarez-Solorza, I., & Cassiani-Miranda, C. A. (2023). Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico. Omega (United States), 87(1), 4-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211016216

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Campo-Arias, A, Tirado-Otálvaro, AF, Álvarez-Solorza, I & Cassiani-Miranda, CA 2023, 'Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico', Omega (United States), vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 4-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211016216

Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico. / Campo-Arias, Adalberto; Tirado-Otálvaro, Andrés Felipe; Álvarez-Solorza, Isabel et al.
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico

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